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EXHIBIT 99.5
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The ISDA
Master Agreement
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(Multicurrency--Cross Border)
ISDA
(R)
International Swap
Dealers Association, Inc.
MASTER
AGREEMENT
dated as of
November 30, 2006
LEHMAN BROTHERS SPECIAL FINANCING INC.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK, not in its
individual or corporate capacity
but
solely as Swap Contract
Administrator for CWALT, Inc.
Alternative Loan Trust 2006-OC10,
pursuant to a Swap Contract
Administration Agreement
("Party A")
and ("Party B")
have entered and/or anticipate entering into one or more transactions (each a
"Transaction") that are or will be governed by this Master Agreement,
which
includes the schedule (the "Schedule"), and the documents and other
confirming
evidence (each a "Confirmation") exchanged between the parties confirming
those
Transactions. Accordingly, the parties agree as follows: --
1. Interpretation
(a) Definitions. The terms defined in Section 14 and in the Schedule will have
the meanings therein specified for the purpose of this Master Agreement.
(b) Inconsistency. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of
the Schedule and the other provisions of this Master Agreement, the Schedule
will prevail. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of any
Confirmation and this Master Agreement (including the Schedule), such
Confirmation will prevail for the purpose of the relevant Transaction.
(c) Single Agreement. All Transactions are entered into in reliance on the fact
that this Master Agreement and all Confirmations form a single agreement
between
the parties (collectively referred to as this "Agreement"), and the
parties
would not otherwise enter into any Transactions.
2. Obligations
(a) General Conditions.
(i) Each party will make each
payment or delivery specified in each
Confirmation to be made by it,
subject to the other provisions of this
Agreement.
(ii) Payments under this Agreement
will be made on the due date for value
on that date in the place of the
account specified in the relevant
Confirmation or otherwise pursuant
to this Agreement, in freely
transferable funds and in the
manner customary for payments in the
required currency. Where settlement
is by delivery (that is, other than by
payment), such delivery will be
made for receipt on the due date in the
manner customary for the relevant
obligation unless otherwise specified in
the relevant Confirmation or
elsewhere in this Agreement.
(iii) Each obligation of each party
under Section 2(a)(i) is subject to
(1) the condition precedent that no
Event of Default or Potential Event of
Default with respect to the other
party has occurred and is continuing,
(2) the condition precedent that no
Early Termination Date in respect of
the relevant Transaction has
occurred or been effectively designated and
(3) each other applicable condition
precedent specified in this Agreement.
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(b) Change of Account. Either party may
change its account for receiving a
payment or delivery by giving notice to the other party at least five Local
Business Days prior to the scheduled date for the payment or delivery to which
such change applies unless such other party gives timely notice of a reasonable
objection to such change.
(c) Netting. If on any date amounts
would otherwise be payable: --
(i) in the same currency; and
(ii) in respect of the same
Transaction,
by each party to the other, then, on such date, each party's obligation to
make payment of any such amount will be automatically satisfied and discharged
and, if the aggregate amount that would otherwise have been payable by one
party
exceeds the aggregate amount that would otherwise have been payable by the
other
party, replaced by an obligation upon the party by whom the larger aggregate
amount would have been payable to pay to the other party the excess of the
larger aggregate amount over the smaller aggregate amount.
The parties may elect in respect of two or more Transactions that a net amount
will be determined in respect of all amounts payable on the same date in the
same currency in respect of such Transactions, regardless of whether such
amounts are payable in respect of the same Transaction. The election may be
made
in the Schedule or a Confirmation by specifying that subparagraph (ii) above
will not apply to the Transactions identified as being subject to the election,
together with the starting date (in which case subparagraph (ii) above will
not,
or will cease to, apply to such Transactions from such date). This election may
be made separately for different groups of Transactions and will apply
separately to each pairing of Offices through which the parties make and
receive
payments or deliveries.
(d) Deduction or Withholding for Tax.
(i) Gross-Up. All payments under
this Agreement will be made without any
deduction or withholding for or on
account of any Tax unless such
deduction or withholding is
required by any applicable law, as modified by
the practice of any relevant
governmental revenue authority, then in
effect. If a party is so required
to deduct or withhold, then that
party("X") will: --
(1) promptly notify the other
party ("Y") of such requirement;
(2) pay to the relevant authorities
the full amount required to be
deducted or withheld
(including the full amount required to be
deducted or withheld from any
additional amount paid by X to Y under
this Section 2(d)) promptly
upon the earlier of determining that
such deduction or withholding
is required or receiving notice that
such amount has been assessed
against Y;
(3) promptly forward to Y an
official receipt (or a certified copy),
or other documentation
reasonably acceptable to Y, evidencing such
payment to such authorities;
and
(4) if such Tax is an
Indemnifiable Tax, pay to Y, in addition to
the payment to which Y is
otherwise entitled under this Agreement,
such additional amount as is
necessary to ensure that the net amount
actually received by Y (free
and clear of Indemnifiable Taxes,
whether assessed against X or
Y) will equal the Full amount Y would
have received had no such
deduction or withholding been required.
However, X will not be
required to pay any additional amount to Y to
the extent that it would not
be required to be paid but for: --
(A) the failure by Y to
comply with or perform any agreement
contained in Section
4(a)(i), 4(a)(iii) or 4(d); or
(B) the failure of a
representation made by Y pursuant to
Section 3(f) to be
accurate and true unless such failure would
not have occurred but
for (I) any action taken by a taxing
authority, or brought
in a court of competent jurisdiction, on
or after the date on
which a Transaction is entered into
(regardless of whether such action is
taken or brought with
respect to a party to
this Agreement) or (II) a Change in Tax
Law.
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(ii) Liability. If: --
(1) X is required by any applicable law,
as modified by the practice
of any relevant governmental
revenue authority, to make any
deduction or withholding in
respect of which X would not be required
to pay an additional amount
to Y under Section 2(d)(i)(4);
(2) X does not so deduct or
withhold; and
(3) a liability resulting
from such Tax is assessed directly against
X,
then, except to the extent Y has
satisfied or then satisfies the liability
resulting from such Tax, Y will
promptly pay to X the amount of such
liability (including any related
liability for interest, but including any
related liability for penalties
only if Y has failed to comply with or
perform any agreement contained in Section
4(a)(i), 4(a)(iii) or 4(d)).
(e) Default Interest; Other Amounts. Prior to the occurrence or effective
designation of an Early Termination Date in respect of the relevant
Transaction,
a party that defaults in the performance of any payment obligation will, to the
extent permitted by law and subject to Section 6(c), be required to pay
interest
(before as well as after judgment) on the overdue amount to the other party on
demand in the same currency as such overdue amount, for the period from (and
including) the original due date for payment to (but excluding) the date of
actual payment, at the Default Rate. Such interest will be calculated on the
basis of daily compounding and the actual number of days elapsed. If, prior to
the occurrence or effective designation of an Early Termination Date in respect
of the relevant Transaction, a party defaults in the performance of any
obligation required to be settled by delivery, it will compensate the other
party on demand if and to the extent provided for in the relevant Confirmation
or elsewhere in this Agreement.
3. Representations
Each party represents to the other party (which representations will be deemed
to be repeated by each party on each date on which a Transaction is entered
into
and, in the case of the representations in Section 3(f), at all times until the
termination of this Agreement) that: --
(a) Basic Representations.
(i) Status. It is duly organised
and validly existing under the laws of
the jurisdiction of its organisation or
incorporation and, if relevant
under such laws, in good standing;
(ii) Powers. It has the power to
execute this Agreement and any other
documentation relating to this
Agreement to which it is a party, to
deliver this Agreement and any
other documentation relating to this
Agreement that it is required by
this Agreement to deliver and to perform
its obligations under this
Agreement and any obligations it has under any
Credit Support Document to which it
is a party and has taken all necessary
action to authorise such execution,
delivery and performance;
(iii) No Violation or Conflict.
Such execution, delivery and performance
do not violate or conflict with any
law applicable to it, any provision of
its constitutional documents, any
order or judgment of any court or other
agency of government applicable to
it or any of its assets or any
contractual restriction binding on
or affecting it or any of its assets;
(iv) Consents. All governmental and
other consents that are required to
have been obtained by it with
respect to this Agreement or any Credit
Support Document to which it is a
party have been obtained and are in full
force and effect and all conditions of any
such consents have been
complied with; and
(v) Obligations Binding. Its
obligations under this Agreement and any
Credit Support Document to which it
is a party constitute its legal, valid
and binding obligations, enforceable in
accordance with their respective
terms (subject to applicable
bankruptcy, reorganisation, insolvency,
moratorium or similar laws
affecting creditors' rights generally and
subject, as to enforceability, to
equitable principles of general
application (regardless of whether
enforcement is sought in a proceeding
in equity or at law)).
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(b) Absence of Certain Events. No Event
of Default or Potential Event of
Default or, to its knowledge, Termination Event with respect to it has occurred
and is continuing and no such event or circumstance would occur as a result of
its entering into or perforating its obligations under this Agreement or any
Credit Support Document to which it is a party.
(c) Absence of Litigation. There is not
pending or, to its knowledge,
threatened against it or any of its Affiliates any action, suit or proceeding
at
law or in equity or before any court, tribunal, governmental body, agency or
official or any arbitrator that is likely to affect the legality, validity or
enforceability against it of this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to
which it is a party or its ability to perform its obligations under this
Agreement or such Credit Support Document.
(d) Accuracy of Specified Information.
All applicable information that is
furnished in writing by or on behalf of it to the other party and is identified
for the purpose of this Section 3(d) in the Schedule is, as of the date of the
information, true, accurate and complete in every material respect.
(e) Payer Tax Representation. Each
representation specified in the Schedule as
being made by it for the purpose of this Section 3(e) is accurate and true.
(f) Payee Tax Representations. Each
representation specified in the Schedule
as being made by it for the purpose of this Section 3(f) is accurate and true.
4. Agreements
Each party agrees with the other that, so long as either party has or may have
any obligation under this Agreement or under any Credit Support Document to
which it is a party: --
(a) Furnish Specified Information. It
will deliver to the other party or, in
certain cases under subparagraph (iii) below, to such government or taxing
authority as the other party reasonably directs: --
(i) any forms, documents or
certificates relating to taxation specified in
the Schedule or any Confirmation;
(ii) any other documents specified
in the Schedule or any Confirmation;
and
(iii) upon reasonable demand by such other
party, any form or document
that may be required or reasonably
requested in writing in order to allow
such other party or its Credit
Support Provider to make a payment under
this Agreement or any applicable
Credit Support Document without any
deduction or withholding for or on
account of any Tax or with such
deduction or withholding at a
reduced rate (so long as the completion,
execution or submission of such
form or document would not materially
prejudice the legal or commercial
position of the party in receipt of such
demand), with any such form or
document to be accurate and completed in a
manner reasonably satisfactory to
such other party and to be executed and
to be delivered with any reasonably
required certification,
in each case by the date specified in the Schedule or such Confirmation or, if
none is specified, as soon as reasonably practicable.
(b) Maintain Authorisations. It will use all reasonable efforts to maintain in
full force and effect all consents of any governmental or other authority that
are required to be obtained by it with respect to this Agreement or any Credit
Support Document to which it is a party and will use all reasonable efforts to
obtain any that may become necessary in the future.
(c) Comply with Laws. It will comply in all material respects with all
applicable laws and orders to which it may be subject if failure so to comply
would materially impair its ability to perform its obligations under this
Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party.
(d) Tax Agreement. It will give notice of any failure of a representation made
by it under Section 3(f) to be accurate and true promptly upon learning of such
failure.
(e) Payment of Stamp Tax. Subject to Section 11, it will pay any Stamp Tax
levied or imposed upon it or in respect of its execution or performance of this
Agreement by a jurisdiction in which it is incorporated,
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organised, managed and controlled, or considered to have its seat, or in which
a
branch or office through which it is acting for the purpose of this Agreement
is
located ("Stamp Tax Jurisdiction") and will indemnify the other party
against
any Stamp Tax levied or imposed upon the other party or in respect of the other
party's execution or performance of this Agreement by any such Stamp Tax
Jurisdiction which is not also a Stamp Tax Jurisdiction with respect to the
other party.
5. Events of Default and Termination
Events
(a) Events of Default. The occurrence
at any time with respect to a party or,
if applicable, any Credit Support Provider of such party or any Specified
Entity
of such party of any of the following events constitutes an event of default
(an
"Event of Default") with respect to such party: --
(i) Failure to Pay or Deliver.
Failure by the party to make, when due, any
payment under this Agreement or
delivery under Section 2(a)(i) or 2(e)
required to be made by it if such
failure is not remedied on or before the
third Local Business Day after
notice of such failure is given to the
party;
(ii) Breach of Agreement. Failure
by the party to comply with or perform
any agreement or obligation (other
than an obligation to make any payment
under this Agreement or delivery
under Section 2(a)(i) or 2(c) or to give
notice of a Termination Event or
any agreement or obligation under Section
4(a)(i), 4(a)(iii) or 4(d)) to be
complied with or performed by the party
in accordance with this Agreement
if such failure is not remedied on or
before the thirtieth day after
notice of such failure is given to the
party;
(iii) Credit Support Default.
(1) Failure by the party or
any Credit Support Provider of such
party to comply with or
perform any agreement or obligation to be
complied with or performed by
it in accordance with any Credit
Support Document if such
failure is continuing after any applicable
grace period has elapsed;
(2) the expiration or
termination of such Credit Support Document or
the failing or ceasing of
such Credit Support Document to be in full
force and effect for the
purpose of this Agreement (in either case
other than in accordance with
its terms) prior to the satisfaction
of all obligations of such
party under each Transaction to which
such Credit Support Document
relates without the written consent of
the other party; or
(3) the party or such Credit
Support Provider disaffirms, disclaims,
repudiates or rejects, in
whole or in part, or challenges the
validity of, such Credit
Support Document;
(iv) Misrepresentation. A
representation (other than a representation
under Section 3(e) or (f)) made or
repeated or deemed to have been made or
repeated by the party or any Credit
Support Provider of such party in this
Agreement or any Credit Support
Document proves to have been incorrect or
misleading in any material respect
when made or repeated or deemed to have
been made or repeated;
(v) Default under Specified
Transaction. The party, any Credit Support
Provider of such party or any
applicable Specified Entity of such party
(1) defaults under a Specified
Transaction and, after giving effect to any
applicable notice requirement or
grace period, there occurs a liquidation
of, an acceleration of obligations
under, or an early termination of, that
Specified Transaction, (2)
defaults, after giving effect to any applicable
notice requirement or grace period,
in making any payment or delivery due
on the last payment, delivery or
exchange date of, or any payment on early
termination of, a Specified
Transaction (or such default continues for at
least three Local Business Days if
there is no applicable notice
requirement or grace period) or (3)
disaffirms, disclaims, repudiates or
rejects, in whole or in part, a
Specified Transaction (or such action is
taken by any person or entity
appointed or empowered to operate it or act
on its behalf);
(vi) Cross Default. If "Cross
Default" is specified in the Schedule as
applying to the party, the
occurrence or existence of (1) a default, event
of default or other similar
condition or event (however
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described) in respect of such
party, any Credit Support Provider of such
party or any applicable Specified
Entity of such party under one or more
agreements or instruments relating
to Specified Indebtedness of any of
them (individually or collectively)
in an aggregate amount of not less
than the applicable Threshold
Amount (as specified in the Schedule) which
has resulted in such Specified
Indebtedness becoming, or becoming capable
at such time of being declared, due
and payable under such agreements or
instruments, before it would
otherwise have been due and payable or (2) a
default by such party, such Credit
Support Provider or such Specified
Entity (individually or
collectively) in making one or more payments on
the due date thereof in an
aggregate amount of not less than the
applicable Threshold Amount under
such agreements or instruments (after
giving effect to any applicable
notice requirement or grace period);
(vii) Bankruptcy. The party, any
Credit Support Provider of such party or
any applicable Specified Entity of
such party: --
(1) is dissolved (other than
pursuant to a consolidation,
amalgamation or merger); (2)
becomes insolvent or is unable to pay
its debts or fails or admits
in writing its inability generally to
pay its debts as they become
due; (3) makes a general assignment,
arrangement or composition
with or for the benefit of its creditors;
(4) institutes or has
instituted against it a proceeding seeking a
judgment of insolvency or
bankruptcy or any other relief under any
bankruptcy or insolvency law
or other similar law affecting
creditors' rights, or a
petition is presented for its winding-up or
liquidation, and, in the case
of any such proceeding or petition
instituted or presented
against it, such proceeding or petition (A)
results in a judgment of
insolvency or bankruptcy or the entry of an
order for relief or the
making of an order for its winding-up or
liquidation or (B) is not
dismissed, discharged, stayed or
restrained in each case
within 30 days of the institution or
presentation thereof, (5) has
a resolution passed for its
winding-up, official
management or liquidation (other than pursuant
to a consolidation,
amalgamation or merger); (6) seeks or becomes
subject to the appointment of
an administrator, provisional
liquidator, conservator,
receiver, trustee, custodian or other
similar official for it or
for all or substantially all its assets;
(7) has a secured party take
possession of all or substantially all
its assets or has a distress,
execution, attachment, sequestration
or other legal process
levied, enforced or sued on or against all or
substantially all its assets
and such secured party maintains
possession, or any such
process is not dismissed, discharged, stayed
or restrained, in each case
within 30 days thereafter; (8) causes or
is subject to any event with
respect to it which, under the
applicable laws of any jurisdiction,
has an analogous effect to any
of the events specified in
clauses (1) to (7) (inclusive); or (9)
takes any action in
furtherance of, or indicating its consent to,
approval of, or acquiescence
in, any of the foregoing acts; or
(viii) Merger Without Assumption.
The party or any Credit Support Provider
of such party consolidates or
amalgamates with, or merges with or into, or
transfers all or substantially all
its assets to, another entity and, at
the time of such consolidation,
amalgamation, merger or transfer: --
(1) the resulting, surviving
or transferee entity fails to assume
all the obligations of such
party or such Credit Support Provider
under this Agreement or any
Credit Support Document to which it or
its predecessor was a party
by operation of law or pursuant to an
agreement reasonably
satisfactory to the other party to this
Agreement; or
(2) the benefits of any
Credit Support Document fail to extend
(without the consent of the
other party) to the performance by such
resulting, surviving or
transferee entity of its obligations under
this Agreement.
(b) Termination Events. The occurrence at any time with respect to a party or,
if applicable, any Credit Support Provider of such party or any Specified
Entity
of such party of any event specified below constitutes an Illegality if the
event is specified in (i) below, a Tax Event if the event is specified in (ii)
below or a Tax Event Upon Merger if the event is specified in (iii) below, and,
if specified to be applicable, a Credit Event
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Upon Merger if the event is specified pursuant to (iv) below or an Additional
Termination Event if the event is specified pursuant to (v) below: --
(i) Illegality. Due to the adoption
of, or any change in, any applicable
law after the date on which a
Transaction is entered into, or due to the
promulgation of, or any change in,
the interpretation by any court,
tribunal or regulatory authority
with competent jurisdiction of any
applicable law after such date, it
becomes unlawful (other than as a
result of a breach by the party of
Section 4(b)) for such party (which
will be the Affected Party): --
(1) to perform any absolute
or contingent obligation to make a
payment or delivery or to
receive a payment or delivery in respect
of such Transaction or to
comply with any other material provision
of this Agreement relating to
such Transaction; or
(2) to perform, or for any
Credit Support Provider of such party to
perform, any contingent or
other obligation which the party (or such
Credit Support Provider) has
under any Credit Support Document
relating to such Transaction;
(ii) Tax Event. Due to (x) any
action taken by a taxing authority, or
brought in a court of competent
jurisdiction, on or after the date on
which a Transaction is entered into
(regardless of whether such action is
taken or brought with respect to a
party to this Agreement) or (y) a
Change in Tax Law, the party (which
will be the Affected Party) will, or
there is a substantial likelihood
that it will, on the next succeeding
Scheduled Payment Date (1) be
required to pay to the other party an
additional amount in respect of an
Indemnifiable Tax under Section
2(d)(i)(4) (except in respect of
interest under Section 2(e), 6(d)(ii) or
6(e)) or (2) receive a payment from
which an amount is required to be
deducted or withheld for or on
account of a Tax (except in respect of
interest under Section 2(e),
6(d)(ii) or 6(e)) and no additional amount is
required to be paid in respect of
such Tax under Section 2(d)(i)(4) (other
than by reason of Section
2(d)(i)(4)(A) or (B));
(iii) Tax Event Upon Merger. The
party (the "Burdened Party") on the next
succeeding Scheduled Payment Date
will either (1) be required to pay an
additional amount in respect of an
Indemnifiable Tax under Section
2(d)(i)(4) (except in respect of
interest under Section 2(e), 6(d)(ii) or
6(e)) or (2) receive a payment from
which an amount has been deducted or
withheld for or on account of any
Indemnifiable Tax in respect of which
the other party is not required to
pay an additional amount (other than by
reason of Section 2(d)(i)(4)(A) or
(B)), in either case as a result of a
party consolidating or amalgamating
with, or merging with or into, or
transferring all or substantially
all its assets to, another entity (which
will be the Affected Party) where
such action does not constitute an event
described in Section 5(a)(viii);
(iv) Credit Event Upon Merger. If
"Credit Event Upon Merger" is specified
in the Schedule as applying to the
party, such party ("X"), any Credit
Support Provider of X or any
applicable Specified Entity of X consolidates
or amalgamates with, or merges with
or into, or transfers all or
substantially all its assets to,
another entity and such action does not
constitute an event described in Section
5(a)(viii) but the
creditworthiness of the resulting,
surviving or transferee entity is
materially weaker than that of X,
such Credit Support Provider or such
Specified Entity, as the case may
be, immediately prior to such action
(and, in such event, X or its successor or transferee, as appropriate,
will be the Affected Party); or
(v) Additional Termination Event.
If any "Additional Termination Event" is
specified in the Schedule or any
Confirmation as applying, the occurrence
of such event (and, in such event,
the Affected Party or Affected Parties
shall be as specified for such
Additional Termination Event in the
Schedule or such Confirmation).
(c) Event of Default and Illegality. If an event or circumstance which would
otherwise constitute or give rise to an Event of Default also constitutes an
Illegality, it will be treated as an Illegality and will not constitute an
Event
of Default.
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6. Early Termination
(a) Right to Terminate Following Event
of Default. If at any time an Event of
Default with respect to a party (the "Defaulting Party") has occurred
and is
then continuing, the other party (the "Non-defaulting Party") may, by
not more
than 20 days notice to the Defaulting Party specifying the relevant Event of
Default, designate a day not earlier than the day such notice is effective as
an
Early Termination Date in respect of all outstanding Transactions. If, however,
"Automatic Early Termination" is specified in the Schedule as
applying to a
party, then an Early Termination Date in respect of all outstanding
Transactions
will occur immediately upon the occurrence with respect to such party of an
Event of Default specified in Section 5(a)(vii)(1), (3), (5), (6) or, to the
extent analogous thereto, (8), and as of the time immediately preceding the
institution of the relevant proceeding or the presentation of the relevant
petition upon the occurrence with respect to such party of an Event of Default
specified in Section 5(a)(vii)(4) or, to the extent analogous thereto, (8).
(b) Right to Terminate Following
Termination Event.
(i) Notice. If a Termination Event
occurs, an Affected Party will,
promptly upon becoming aware of it,
notify the other party, specifying the
nature of that Termination Event
and each Affected Transaction and will
also give such other information
about that Termination Event as the other
party may reasonably require.
(ii) Transfer to avoid Termination
Event. If either an Illegality under
Section 5(b)(i)(1) or a Tax Event
occurs and there is only one Affected
Party, or if a Tax Event Upon
Merger occurs and the Burdened Party is the
Affected Party, the Affected Party
will, as a condition to its right to
designate an Early Termination Date
under Section 6(b)(iv), use all
reasonable efforts (which will not
require such party to incur a loss,
excluding immaterial, incidental
expenses) to transfer within 20 days
after it gives notice under Section
6(b)(i) all its rights and obligations
under this Agreement in respect of
the Affected Transactions to another of
its Offices or Affiliates so that
such Termination Event ceases to exist.
If the Affected Party is not able
to make such a transfer it will give
notice to the other party to that
effect within such 20 day period,
whereupon the other party may
effect such a transfer within 30 days after
the notice is given under Section
6(b)(i).
Any such transfer by a party under
this Section 6(b)(ii) will be subject
to and conditional upon the prior
written consent of the other party,
which consent will not be withheld
if such other party's policies in
effect at such time would permit it to enter into transactions with the
transferee on the terms proposed.
(iii) Two Affected Parties. If an
Illegality under Section 5(b)(i)(1) or a
Tax Event occurs and there are two
Affected Parties, each party will use
all reasonable efforts to reach
agreement within 30 days after notice
thereof is given under Section
6(b)(i) on action to avoid that Termination
Event.
(iv) Right to Terminate If: --
(1) a transfer under Section
6(b)(ii) or an agreement under Section
6(b)(iii), as the case may
be, has not been effected with respect to
all Affected Transactions
within 30 days after an Affected Party
gives notice under Section
6(b)(i); or
(2) an Illegality under
Section 5(b)(i)(2), a Credit Event Upon
Merger or an Additional
Termination Event occurs, or a Tax Event
Upon Merger occurs and the
Burdened Party is not the Affected Party,
either party in the case of an
Illegality, the Burdened Party in the case
of a Tax Event Upon Merger, any
Affected Party in the case of a Tax Event
or an Additional Termination Event
if there is more than one Affected
Party, or the party which is not
the Affected Party in the case of a
Credit Event Upon Merger or an
Additional Termination Event if there is
only one Affected Party may, by not
more than 20 days notice to the other
party and provided that the
relevant Termination Event is then
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continuing, designate a day not
earlier than the day such notice is
effective as an Early Termination
Date in respect of all Affected
Transactions.
(c) Effect of Designation.
(i) If notice designating an Early
Termination Date is given under Section
6(a) or (b), the Early Termination
Date will occur on the date so
designated, whether or not the
relevant Event of Default or Termination
Event is then continuing.
(ii) Upon the occurrence or
effective designation of an Early Termination
Date, no further payments or
deliveries under Section 2(a)(i) or 2(e) in
respect of the Terminated
Transactions will be required to be made, but
without prejudice to the other
provisions of this Agreement. The amount,
if any, payable in respect of an
Early Termination Date shall be
determined pursuant to Section
6(e).
(d) Calculations.
(i) Statement. On or as soon as
reasonably practicable following the
occurrence of an Early Termination
Date, each party will make the
calculations on its part, if any,
contemplated by Section 6(e) and will
provide to the other party a
statement (1) showing, in reasonable detail,
such calculations (including all
relevant quotations and specifying any
amount payable under Section 6(e))
and (2) giving details of the relevant
account to which any amount payable
to it is to be paid. In the absence of
written confirmation from the
source of a quotation obtained in
determining a Market Quotation, the
records of the party obtaining such
quotation will be conclusive
evidence of the existence and accuracy of
such quotation.
(ii) Payment Date. An amount
calculated as being due in respect of any
Early Termination Date under
Section 6(e) will be payable on the day that
notice of the amount payable is
effective (in the case of an Early
Termination Date which is
designated or occurs as a result of an Event of
Default) and on the day which is
two Local Business Days after the day on
which notice of the amount payable
is effective (in the case of an Early
Termination Date which is
designated as a result of a Termination Event).
Such amount will be paid together
with (to the extent permitted under
applicable law) interest thereon
(before as well as after judgment) in the
Termination Currency, from (and
including) the relevant Early Termination
Date to (but excluding) the date such amount
is paid, at the Applicable
Rate. Such interest will be
calculated on the basis of daily compounding
and the actual number of days
elapsed.
(e) Payments on Early Termination. If
an Early Termination Date occurs, the
following provisions shall apply based on the parties' election in the Schedule
of a payment measure, either "Market Quotation" or "Loss",
and a payment method,
either the "First Method" or the "Second Method". If the
parties fail to
designate a payment measure or payment method in the Schedule, it will be
deemed
that "Market Quotation" or the "Second Method", as the case
may be, shall apply.
The amount, if any, payable in respect of an Early Termination Date and
determined pursuant to this Section will be subject to any Set-off.
(i) Events of Default. If the Early
Termination Date results from an Event
of Default: --
(1) First Method and Market
Quotation. If the First Method and
Market Quotation apply, the
Defaulting Party will pay to the
Non-defaulting Party the
excess, if a positive number, of (A) the
sum of the Settlement Amount
(determined by the Non-defaulting
Party) in respect of the
Terminated Transactions and the Termination
Currency Equivalent of the
Unpaid Amounts owing to the
Non-defaulting Party over (B)
the Termination Currency Equivalent of
the Unpaid Amounts owing to
the Defaulting Party.
(2) First Method and Loss. If
the First Method and Loss apply, the
Defaulting Party will pay to
the Non-defaulting Party, if a positive
number, the Non-defaulting
Party's Loss in respect of this
Agreement.
(3) Second Method and Market
Quotation. If the Second Method and
Market Quotation apply, an
amount will be payable equal to (A) the
sum of the Settlement Amount
(determined by the
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Non-defaulting Party) in
respect of the Terminated Transactions and
the Termination Currency
Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to
the Non-defaulting Party less
(B) the Termination Currency
Equivalent of the Unpaid
Amounts owing to the Defaulting Party. If
that amount is a positive
number, the Defaulting Party will pay it
to the Non-defaulting Party;
if it is a negative number, the
Non-defaulting Party will pay
the absolute value of that amount to
the Defaulting Party.
(4) Second Method and Loss.
If the Second Method and Loss apply, an
amount will be payable equal
to the Non-defaulting Party's Loss in
respect of this Agreement. If
that amount is a positive number, the
Defaulting Party will pay it
to the Non-defaulting Party; if it is a
negative number, the
Non-defaulting Party will pay the absolute
value of that amount to the
Defaulting Party.
(ii) Termination Events. If the
Early Termination Date results from a
Termination Event: --
(1) One Affected Party. If
there is one Affected Party, the amount
payable will be determined in
accordance with Section 6(e)(i)(3), if
Market Quotation applies, or Section
6(e)(i)(4), if Loss applies,
except that, in either case,
references to the Defaulting Party and
to the Non-defaulting Party
will be deemed to be references to the
Affected Party and the party
which is not the Affected Party,
respectively, and, if Loss
applies and fewer than all the
Transactions are being
terminated, Loss shall be calculated in
respect of all Terminated
Transactions.
(2)
Two Affected Parties. If there are two Affected Parties: --
(A) if Market Quotation
applies, each party will determine a
Settlement Amount in
respect of the Terminated Transactions,
and an amount will be
payable equal to (I) the sum of (a)
one-half of the
difference between the Settlement Amount of
the party with the
higher Settlement Amount ("X") and the
Settlement Amount of
the party with the lower Settlement
Amount ("Y")
and (b) the Termination Currency Equivalent of
the Unpaid Amounts
owing to X less (II) the Termination
Currency Equivalent of
the Unpaid Amounts owing to Y; and
(B) if Loss applies, each party
will determine its Loss in
respect of this
Agreement (or, if fewer than all the
Transactions are being
terminated, in respect of all
Terminated Transactions)
and an amount will be payable equal
to one-half of the
difference between the Loss of the party
with the higher Loss
("X") and the Loss of the party with the
lower Loss
("Y").
If the amount payable is a
positive number, Y will pay it to X; if
it is a negative number, X
will pay the absolute value of that
amount to Y
(iii) Adjustment for Bankruptcy. In
circumstances where an Early
Termination Date occurs because
"Automatic Early Termination" applies in
respect of a party, the amount
determined under this Section 6(e) will be
subject to such adjustments as are
appropriate and permitted by law to
reflect any payments or deliveries
made by one party to the other under
this Agreement (and retained by
such other party) during the period from
the relevant Early Termination Date
to the date for payment determined
under Section 6(d)(ii).
(iv) Pre-Estimate. The parties agree
that if Market Quotation applies an
amount recoverable under this
Section 6(e) is a reasonable pre-estimate of
loss and not a penalty. Such amount
is payable for the loss of bargain and
the loss of protection against
future risks and except as otherwise
provided in this Agreement neither
party will be entitled to recover any
additional damages as a consequence
of such losses.
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7. Transfer
Subject to Section 6(b)(ii), neither this Agreement nor any interest or
obligation in or under this Agreement may be transferred (whether by way of
security or otherwise) by either party without the prior written consent of the
other party, except that: --
(a) a party may make such a transfer of
this Agreement pursuant to a
consolidation or amalgamation with, or merger with or into, or transfer of all
or substantially all its assets to, another entity (but without prejudice to
any
other right or remedy under this Agreement); and
(b) a party may make such a transfer of
all or any part of its interest in any
amount payable to it from a Defaulting Party under Section 6(e).
Any purported transfer that is not in compliance with this Section will be
void.
8. Contractual Currency
(a) Payment in the Contractual
Currency. Each payment under this Agreement
will be made in the relevant currency specified in this Agreement for that
payment (the "Contractual Currency"). To the extent permitted by
applicable law,
any obligation to make payments under this Agreement in the Contractual
Currency
will not be discharged or satisfied by any tender in any currency other than
the
Contractual Currency, except to the extent such tender results in the actual
receipt by the party to which payment is owed, acting in a reasonable manner
and
in good faith in converting the currency so tendered into the Contractual
Currency, of the full amount in the Contractual Currency of all amounts payable
in respect of this Agreement. If for any reason the amount in the Contractual
Currency so received falls short of the amount in the Contractual Currency
payable in respect of this Agreement, the party required to make the payment
will, to the extent permitted by applicable law, immediately pay such
additional
amount in the Contractual Currency as may be necessary to compensate for the
shortfall. If for any reason the amount in the Contractual Currency so received
exceeds the amount in the Contractual Currency payable in respect of this
Agreement, the party receiving the payment will refund promptly the amount of
such excess.
(b) Judgments. To the extent permitted
by applicable law, if any judgment or
order expressed in a currency other than the Contractual Currency is rendered
(i) for the payment of any amount owing in respect of this Agreement, (ii) for
the payment of any amount relating to any early termination in respect of this
Agreement or (iii) in respect of a judgment or order of another court for the
payment of any amount described in (i) or (ii) above, the party seeking
recovery, after recovery in full of the aggregate amount to which such party is
entitled pursuant to the judgment or order, will be entitled to receive
immediately from the other party the amount of any shortfall of the Contractual
Currency received by such party as a consequence of sums paid in such other
currency and will refund promptly to the other party any excess of the
Contractual Currency received by such party as a consequence of sums paid in
such other currency if such shortfall or such excess arises or results from any
variation between the rate of exchange at which the Contractual Currency is
convened into the currency of the judgment or order for the purposes of such
judgment or order and the rate of exchange at which such party is able, acting
in a reasonable manner and in good faith in converting the currency received
into the Contractual Currency, to purchase the Contractual Currency with the
amount of the currency of the judgment or order actually received by such
party.
The term "rate of exchange" includes, without limitation, any
premiums and costs
of exchange payable in connection with the purchase of or conversion into the
Contractual Currency.
(c) Separate Indemnities. To the extent
permitted by applicable law, these
indemnities constitute separate and independent obligations from the other
obligations in this Agreement, will be enforceable as separate and independent
causes of action, will apply notwithstanding any indulgence granted by the
party
to which any payment is owed and will not be affected by judgment being
obtained
or claim or proof being made for any other sums payable in respect of this
Agreement.
(d) Evidence of Loss. For the purpose
of this Section 8, it will be sufficient
for a party to demonstrate that it would have suffered a loss had an actual
exchange or purchase been made.
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9. Miscellaneous
(a) Entire Agreement. This Agreement
constitutes the entire agreement and
understanding of the parties with respect to its subject matter and supersedes
all oral communication and prior writings with respect thereto.
(b) Amendments. No amendment,
modification or waiver in respect of this
Agreement will be effective unless in writing (including a writing evidenced by
a facsimile transmission) and executed by each of the parties or confirmed by
an
exchange of telexes or electronic messages on an electronic messaging system.
(c) Survival of Obligations. Without
prejudice to Sections 2(a)(iii) and
6(c)(ii), the obligations of the parties under this Agreement will survive the
termination of any Transaction.
(d) Remedies Cumulative. Except as
provided in this Agreement, the rights,
powers, remedies and privileges provided in this Agreement are cumulative and
not exclusive of any rights, powers, remedies and privileges provided by law.
(e) Counterparts and Confirmations.
(i) This Agreement (and each
amendment, modification and waiver in respect
of it) may be executed and
delivered in counterparts (including by
facsimile transmission), each of
which will be deemed an original.
(ii) The parties intend that they
are legally bound by the terms of each
Transaction from the moment they
agree to those terms (whether orally or
otherwise). A Confirmation shall be
entered into as soon as practicable
and may be executed and delivered
in counterparts (including by facsimile
transmission) or be created by an
exchange of telexes or by an exchange of
electronic messages on an electronic
messaging system, which in each case
will be sufficient for all purposes
to evidence a binding supplement to
this Agreement. The parties will
specify therein or through another
effective means that any such
counterpart, telex or electronic message
constitutes a Confirmation.
(f) No Waiver of Rights. A failure or
delay in exercising any right, power or
privilege in respect of this Agreement will not be presumed to operate as a
waiver, and a single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege will
not be presumed to preclude any subsequent or further exercise, of that right,
power or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.
(g) Headings. The headings used in this
Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and are not to affect the construction of or to be taken into
consideration in interpreting this Agreement.
10. Offices; Multibranch Parties
(a) If Section 10(a) is specified in
the Schedule as applying, each party that
enters into a Transaction through an Office other than its head or home office
represents to the other party that, notwithstanding the place of booking office
or jurisdiction of incorporation or organisation of such party, the obligations
of such party are the same as if it had entered into the Transaction through
its
head or home office. This representation will be deemed to be repeated by such
party on each date on which a Transaction is entered into.
(b) Neither party may change the Office
through which it makes and receives
payments or deliveries for the purpose of a Transaction without the prior
written consent of the other party.
(c) If a party is specified as a
Multibranch Party in the Schedule, such
Multibranch Party may make and receive payments or deliveries under any
Transaction through any Office listed in the Schedule, and the Office through
which it makes and receives payments or deliveries with respect to a
Transaction
will be specified in the relevant Confirmation.
11. Expenses
A Defaulting Party will, on demand, indemnify and hold harmless the other party
for and against all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including legal fees and
Stamp Tax, incurred by such other party by reason of the enforcement and
protection of its rights under this Agreement or any Credit Support Document
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to which the Defaulting Party is a party or by reason of the early termination
of any Transaction, including, but not limited to, costs of collection.
12. Notices
(a) Effectiveness. Any notice or other
communication in respect of this
Agreement may be given in any manner set forth below (except that a notice or
other communication under Section 5 or 6 may not be given by facsimile
transmission or electronic messaging system) to the address or number or in
accordance with the electronic messaging system details, provided (see the
Schedule) and will be deemed effective as indicated: --
(i) if in writing and delivered in
person or by courier, on the date it is
delivered;
(ii) if sent by telex, on the date
the recipient's answer back is
received;
(iii) if sent by facsimile
transmission, on the date that transmission is
received by a responsible employee
of the recipient in legible form (it
being agreed that the burden of
proving receipt will be on the sender and
will not be met by a transmission
report generated by the sender's
facsimile machine);
(iv) if sent by certified or
registered mail (airmail, if overseas) or the
equivalent (return receipt
requested), on the date that mail is delivered
or its delivery is attempted; or
(v) if sent by electronic messaging
system, on the date that electronic
message is received,
unless the date of that delivery (or attempted delivery) or that receipt, as
applicable, is not a Local Business Day or that communication is delivered (or
attempted) or received, as applicable, after the close of business on a Local
Business Day, in which case that communication shall be deemed given and
effective on the first following day that is a Local Business Day.
(b) Change of Addresses. Either party
may by notice to the other change the
address, telex or facsimile number or electronic messaging system details at
which notices or other communications are to be given to it.
13. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
(a) Governing Law. This Agreement will
be governed by and construed in
accordance with the law specified in the Schedule.
(b) Jurisdiction. With respect to any
suit, action or proceedings relating to
this Agreement ("Proceedings"), each party irrevocably: --
(i) submits to the jurisdiction of
the English courts, if this Agreement
is expressed to be governed by
English law, or to the non-exclusive
jurisdiction of the courts of the
State of New York and the United States
District Court located in the
Borough of Manhattan in New York City, if
this Agreement is expressed to be
governed by the laws of the State of New
York; and
(ii) waives any objection which it
may have at any time to the laying of
venue of any Proceedings brought in
any such court, waives any claim that
such Proceedings have been brought
in an inconvenient forum and further
waives the right to object, with
respect to such Proceedings, that such
court does not have any
jurisdiction over such party.
Nothing in this Agreement precludes either party from bringing Proceedings in
any other jurisdiction (outside, if this Agreement is expressed to be governed
by English law, the Contracting States, as defined in Section 1(3) of the Civil
Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 or any modification, extension or
re-enactment thereof for the time being in force) nor will the bringing of
Proceedings in any one or more jurisdictions preclude the bringing of
Proceedings in any other jurisdiction.
(c) Service of Process. Each party
irrevocably appoints the Process Agent (if
any) specified opposite its name in the Schedule to receive, for it and on its
behalf, service of process in any Proceedings. If for any
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reason any party's Process Agent is unable to act as such, such party will
promptly notify the other party and within 30 days appoint a substitute process
agent acceptable to the other party. The parties irrevocably consent to service
of process given in the manner provided for notices in Section 12. Nothing in
this Agreement will affect the right of either party to serve process in any
other manner permitted by law.
(d) Waiver of Immunities. Each party
irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, with respect to itself and its revenues and assets
(irrespective of their use or intended use), all immunity on the grounds of
sovereignty or other similar grounds from (i) suit, (ii) jurisdiction of any
court, (iii) relief by way of injunction, order for specific performance or for
recovery of property, (iv) attachment of its assets (whether before or after
judgment) and (v) execution or enforcement of any judgment to which it or its
revenues or assets might otherwise be entitled in any Proceedings in the courts
of any jurisdiction and irrevocably agrees, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, that it will not claim any such immunity in any Proceedings.
14. Definitions
As used in this Agreement: --
"Additional Termination Event" has the meaning specified in Section
5(b).
"Affected Party" has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
"Affected Transactions" means (a) with respect to any Termination
Event
consisting of an Illegality, Tax Event or Tax Event Upon Merger, all
Transactions affected by the occurrence of such Termination Event and (b) with
respect to any other Termination Event, all Transactions.
"Affiliate" means, subject to the Schedule, in relation to any
person, any
entity controlled, directly or indirectly, by the person, any entity that
controls, directly or indirectly, the person or any entity directly or
indirectly under common control with the person. For this purpose,
"control" of
any entity or person means ownership of a majority of the voting power of the
entity or person.
"Applicable Rate" means: --
(a) in respect of obligations payable
or deliverable (or which would have been
but for Section 2(a)(iii)) by a Defaulting Party, the Default Rate;
(b) in respect of an obligation to pay
an amount under Section 6(e) of either
party from and after the date (determined in accordance with Section 6(d)(ii))
on which that amount is payable, the Default Rate;
(c) in respect of all other obligations
payable or deliverable (or which would
have been but for Section 2(a)(iii)) by a Non-defaulting Party, the Non-default
Rate; and
(d) in all other cases, the Termination
Rate.
"Burdened Party" has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
"Change in Tax Law" means the enactment, promulgation, execution or
ratification
of, or any change in or amendment to, any law (or in the application or
official
interpretation of any law) that occurs on or after the date on which the
relevant Transaction is entered into.
"consent" includes a consent, approval, action, authorisation,
exemption,
notice, filing, registration or exchange control consent.
"Credit Event Upon Merger" has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
"Credit Support Document" means any agreement or instrument that is
specified as
such in this Agreement.
"Credit Support Provider" has the meaning specified in the Schedule.
"Default Rate" means a rate per annum equal to the cost (without
proof or
evidence of any actual cost) to the relevant payee (as certified by it) if it
were to fund or of funding the relevant amount plus 1% per annum.
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"Defaulting Party" has the meaning specified in Section 6(a).
"Early Termination Date" means the date determined in accordance with
Section
6(a) or 6(b)(iv).
"Event of Default" has the meaning specified in Section 5(a) and, if
applicable,
in the Schedule.
"Illegality" has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
"Indemnifiable Tax" means any Tax other than a Tax that would not be
imposed in
respect of a payment under this Agreement but for a present or former
connection
between the jurisdiction of the government or taxation authority imposing such
Tax and the recipient of such payment or a person related to such recipient
(including, without limitation, a connection arising from such recipient or
related person being or having been a citizen or resident of such jurisdiction,
or being or having been organised, present or engaged in a trade or business in
such jurisdiction, or having or having had a permanent establishment or fixed
place of business in such jurisdiction, but excluding a connection arising
solely from such recipient or related person having executed, delivered,
performed its obligations or received a payment under, or enforced, this
Agreement or a Credit Support Document).
"law" includes any treaty, law, rule or regulation (as modified, in
the case of
tax matters, by the practice of any relevant governmental revenue authority)
and
"lawful" and "unlawful" will be construed accordingly.
"Local Business Day" means, subject to the Schedule, a day on which
commercial
banks are open for business (including dealings in foreign exchange and foreign
currency deposits) (a) in relation to any obligation under Section 2(a)(i), in
the place(s) specified in the relevant Confirmation or, if not so specified, as
otherwise agreed by the parties in writing or determined pursuant to provisions
contained, or incorporated by reference, in this Agreement, (b) in relation to
any other payment, in the place where the relevant account is located and, if
different, in the principal financial centre, if any, of the currency of such
payment, (c) in relation to any notice or other communication, including notice
contemplated under Section 5(a)(i), in the city specified in the address for
notice provided by the recipient and, in the case of a notice contemplated by
Section 2(b), in the place where the relevant new account is to be located and
(d) in relation to Section 5(a)(v)(2), in the relevant locations for
performance
with respect to such Specified Transaction.
"Loss" means, with respect to this Agreement or one or more
Terminated
Transactions, as the case may be, and a party, the Termination Currency
Equivalent of an amount that party reasonably determines in good faith to be
its
total losses and costs (or gain, in which case expressed as a negative number)
in connection with this Agreement or that Terminated Transaction or group of
Terminated Transactions, as the case may be, including any loss of bargain,
cost
of funding or, at the election of such party but without duplication, loss or
cost incurred as a result of its terminating, liquidating, obtaining or
reestablishing any hedge or related trading position (or any gain resulting
from
any of them). Loss includes losses and costs (or gains) in respect of any
payment or delivery required to have been made (assuming satisfaction of each
applicable condition precedent) on or before the relevant Early Termination
Date
and not made, except, so as to avoid duplication, if Section 6(e)(i)(1) or (3)
or 6(e)(ii)(2)(A) applies. Loss does not include a party's legal fees and
out-of-pocket expenses referred to under Section 11. A party will determine its
Loss as of the relevant Early Termination Date, or, if that is not reasonably
practicable, as of the earliest date thereafter as is reasonably practicable. A
party may (but need not) determine its Loss by reference to quotations of
relevant rates or prices from one or more leading dealers in the relevant
markets.
"Market Quotation" means, with respect to one or more Terminated
Transactions
and a party making the determination, an amount determined on the basis of
quotations from Reference Market-makers. Each quotation will be for an amount,
if any, that would be paid to such party (expressed as a negative number) or by
such party (expressed as a positive number) in consideration of an agreement
between such party (taking into account any existing Credit Support Document
with respect to the obligations of such party) and the quoting Reference
Market-maker to enter into a transaction (the "Replacement
Transaction") that
would have the effect of preserving for such party the economic equivalent of
any payment or delivery (whether the underlying obligation was absolute or
contingent and assuming the satisfaction of each applicable condition
precedent)
by the parties under Section 2(a)(i) in respect of such Terminated Transaction
or group of Terminated Transactions that would, but for the occurrence of the
relevant Early Termination Date, have
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been required after that date. For this purpose, Unpaid Amounts in respect of
the Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions are to be
excluded but, without limitation, any payment or delivery that would, but for
the relevant Early Termination Date, have been required (assuming satisfaction
of each applicable condition precedent) after that Early Termination Date is to
be included. The Replacement Transaction would be subject to such documentation
as such party and the Reference Market-maker may, in good faith, agree. The
party making the determination (or its agent) will request each Reference
Market-maker to provide its quotation to the extent reasonably practicable as
of
the same day and time (without regard to different time zones) on or as soon as
reasonably practicable after the relevant Early Termination Date. The day and
time as of which those quotations are to be obtained will be selected in good
Faith by the party obliged to make a determination under Section 6(e), and, if
each party is so obliged, after consultation with the other. If more than three
quotations are provided, the Market Quotation will be the arithmetic mean of
the
quotations, without regard to the quotations having the highest and lowest
values. If exactly three such quotations are provided, the Market Quotation
will
be the quotation remaining after disregarding the highest and lowest
quotations.
For this purpose, if more than one quotation has the same highest value or
lowest value, then one of such quotations shall be disregarded. If fewer than
three quotations are provided, it will be deemed that the Market Quotation in
respect of such Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions
cannot be determined.
"Non-default Rate" means a rate per annum equal to the cost (without
proof or
evidence of any actual cost) to the Non-defaulting Party (as certified by it)
if
it were to fund the relevant amount.
"Non-defaulting Party" has the meaning specified in Section 6(a).
"Office" means a branch or office of a party, which may be such
party's head or
home office.
"Potential Event of Default" means any event which, with the giving
of notice or
the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
"Reference Market-makers" means four leading dealers in the relevant
market,
selected by the party determining a Market Quotation in good faith (a) from
among dealers of the highest credit standing which satisfy all the criteria
that
such party applies generally at the time in deciding whether to offer or to
make
an extension of credit and (b) to the extent practicable, from among such
dealers having an office in the same city.
"Relevant Jurisdiction" means, with respect to a party, the
jurisdictions (a) in
which the party is incorporated, organised, managed and controlled or
considered
to have its seat, (b) where an Office through which the party is acting for
purposes of this Agreement is located, (c) in which the party executes this
Agreement and (d) in relation to any payment, from or through which such
payment
is made.
"Scheduled Payment Date" means a date on which a payment or delivery
is to be
made under Section 2(a)(i) with respect to a Transaction.
"Set-off" means set-off, offset, combination of accounts, right of
retention or
withholding or similar right or requirement to which the payer of an amount
under Section 6 is entitled or subject (whether arising under this Agreement,
another contract, applicable law or otherwise) that is exercised by, or imposed
on, such payer.
"Settlement Amount" means, with respect to a party and any Early
Termination
Date, the sum of: --
(a) the Termination Currency Equivalent
of the Market Quotations (whether
positive or negative) for each Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated
Transactions for which a Market Quotation is determined; and
(b) such party's Loss (whether positive
or negative and without reference to
any Unpaid Amounts) for each Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated
Transactions for which a Market Quotation cannot be determined or would not (in
the reasonable belief of the party making the determination) produce a
commercially reasonable result.
"Specified Entity" has the meanings specified in the Schedule.
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"Specified Indebtedness" means, subject to the Schedule, any
obligation (whether
present or future, contingent or otherwise, as principal or surety or
otherwise)
in respect of borrowed money.
"Specified Transaction" means, subject to the Schedule, (a) any
transaction
(including an agreement with respect thereto) now existing or hereafter entered
into between one party to this Agreement (or any Credit Support Provider of
such
party or any applicable Specified Entity of such party) and the other party to
this Agreement (or any Credit Support Provider of such other party or any
applicable Specified Entity of such other party) which is a rate swap
transaction, basis swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity
option, equity or equity index swap, equity or equity index option, bond
option,
interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction, cap transaction, floor
transaction, collar transaction, currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate
swap transaction, currency option or any other similar transaction (including
any option with respect to any of these transactions), (b) any combination of
these transactions and (c) any other transaction identified as a Specified
Transaction in this Agreement or the relevant confirmation.
"Stamp Tax" means any stamp, registration, documentation or similar
tax.
"Tax" means any present or future tax, levy, impost, duty, charge,
assessment or
fee of any nature (including interest, penalties and additions thereto) that is
imposed by any government or other taxing authority in respect of any payment
under this Agreement other than a stamp, registration, documentation or similar
tax.
"Tax Event" has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
"Tax Event Upon Merger" has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
"Terminated Transactions" means with respect to any Early Termination
Date (a)
if resulting from a Termination Event, all Affected Transactions and (b) if
resulting from an Event of Default, all Transactions (in either case) in effect
immediately before the effectiveness of the notice designating that Early
Termination Date (or, if "Automatic Early Termination" applies,
immediately
before that Early Termination Date).
"Termination Currency" has the meaning specified in the Schedule.
"Termination Currency Equivalent" means, in respect of any amount
denominated in
the Termination Currency, such Termination Currency amount and, in respect of
any amount denominated in a currency other than the Termination Currency (the
"Other Currency"), the amount in the Termination Currency determined
by the
party making the relevant determination as being required to purchase such
amount of such Other Currency as at the relevant Early Termination Date, or, if
the relevant Market Quotation or Loss (as the case may be), is determined as of
a later date, that later date, with the Termination Currency at the rate equal
to the spot exchange rate of the foreign exchange agent (selected as provided
below) for the purchase of such Other Currency with the Termination Currency at
or about 11:00 a.m. (in the city in which such foreign exchange agent is
located) on such date as would be customary for the determination of such a
rate
for the purchase of such Other Currency for value on the relevant Early
Termination Date or that later date. The foreign exchange agent will, if only
one party is obliged to make a determination under Section 6(e), be selected in
good faith by that party and otherwise will be agreed by the parties.
"Termination Event" means an Illegality, a Tax Event or a Tax Event
Upon Merger
or, if specified to be applicable, a Credit Event Upon Merger or an Additional
Termination Event.
"Termination Rate" means a rate per annum equal to the arithmetic
mean of the
cost (without proof or evidence of any actual cost) to each party (as certified
by such party) if it were to fund or of funding such amounts.
"Unpaid Amounts" owing to any party means, with respect to an Early
Termination
Date, the aggregate of (a) in respect of all Terminated Transactions, the
amounts that became payable (or that would have become payable but for Section
2(a)(iii)) to such party under Section 2(a)(i) on or prior to such Early
Termination Date and which remain unpaid as at such Early Termination Date and
(b) in respect of each Terminated Transaction, for each obligation under
Section
2(a)(i) which was (or would have been but for Section 2(a)(iii)) required to be
settled by delivery to such party on or prior to such Early Termination Date
and
which has not been so settled as at such Early Termination Date, an amount
equal
to the fair market
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value of that which was (or would have been) required to be delivered as of the
originally scheduled date for delivery, in each case together with (to the
extent permitted under applicable law) interest, in the currency of such
amounts, from (and including) the date such amounts or obligations were or
would
have been required to have been paid or performed to (but excluding) such Early
Termination Date, at the Applicable Rate. Such amounts of interest will be
calculated on the basis of daily compounding and the actual number of days
elapsed. The fair market value of any obligation referred to in clause (b)
above
shall be reasonably determined by the party obliged to make the determination
under Section 6(e) or, if each party is so obliged, it shall be the average of
the Termination Currency Equivalents of the fair market values reasonably
determined by both parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this document on the respective
dates specified below with effect from the date specified on the first page of
this document.
LEHMAN BROTHERS SPECIAL FINANCING INC.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK, not in its
individual or corporate capacity but
solely as Swap Contract
Administrator for CWALT, Inc.
Alternative Loan Trust 2006-OC10,
pursuant to a Swap Contract
Administration Agreement
("Party A") ("Party
B")
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(Name of Party) (Name of Party)
By: /s/ Jacqueline M. Didier






